LeBron James and Lakers <br />Canceled Appearances and <br />Lost Endorsements in China<br />.<br />James and the Los Angeles Lakers <br />played two preseason games against <br />the Brooklyn Nets in China last week.<br />.<br />Following a tweet by Rockets general manager Daryl Morey in support of protesters in the Hong Kong riots,<br />.<br />the Chinese government canceled NBA media events and refused to broadcast NBA preseason games.<br />.<br />The trip to China also had business consequences for James.<br />.<br />A lot of individual appearances got canceled ... obviously, yes, a lot of people had some business to take care of while they were over there. <br />, LeBron James, via statement.<br />James skipped his annual China appearance earlier <br />this summer to work on ‘Space Jam 2.’<br />.<br />Anthony Davis, Kyle Kuzma and Rajon Rondo all faced canceled events on the trip, according to ESPN.<br />.<br />Another unnamed Lakers teammate lost a $1 million endorsement as a result of the NBA's China conflict.
